Lesson 3

 


 

 

 

 

 

       

 

Personal Pronouns

 

We are going to start off by learning the chinese personal pronouns:

English

Chinese (phonetic)

Chinese (written)

         

I

 

wo3

 

You

 

ni3

 

You (formal)

 

nin2

 

He/she/it

 

ta1

 

他 / 她 / 它

We

 

wo3men5

 

我们

You (plural)

 

ni3men5

 

你们

They

 

ta1men5

 

他们 / 她们 / 它们

 

The chinese personal objects are the same as the personal subjects. This is an advantage for learners.

 

English

Chinese (phonetic)

Chinese (written)

     

I love you

Wo3 ai4 ni3

我爱

I love him

Wo3 ai4 ta1

我爱

I love you (formal)

Wo3 ai4 nin2

我爱

I love them (masculine)

Wo3 ai4 ta1men5

我爱 他们

I love you (plural)

Wo3 ai4 ni3men5

我爱 你们

 

 

I welcome you

Wo3 huan1ying2 ni3

我欢迎

I welcome you (plural)

Wo3 huan1ying2 ni3men5

我欢迎你 们

I welcome them (masc.)

Wo3 huan1ying2 ta1men5

我欢迎他们

I welcome you (formal)

Wo3 huan1ying2 nin2

我欢迎

 

Vocabulary  

English

Chinese (phonetic)

Chinese (written)

     

To love

ai4

To welcome

Huan1ying2

欢迎

 

Chinese character

Da4 (big): a person

with their arms out. Tall person.